1. Old Sport
   Old Dollar
2. Old Champion
   Old Thunder

The horse is named Old Dollar and Books is very fond of him. He even requests a double portion of oats for him.

1. The sinking of the Titanic
   The death of Queen Victoria
2. The onset of Prohibition

The movie takes place in January 1901. When Books rides into town, he is offered a newspaper and buys one, and the large headline announces the death of Queen Victoria.

1. Carson City
   Virginia City
2. Tombstone Junction

The movie opens with J.B. Books riding into Carson City, a bustling town in Nevada. Despite being unwelcome by some because of his notoriety, Books is determined to stay there to die.

1. Marshall Thibido
   Doc Hostetler
2. Moses Brown

Books goes immediately to the office of Doc Hostetler, who has treated him previously for gunshot wounds. He wants a second opinion and it's not good news -- he is dying of cancer.

1. A red pillow with gold trim.
   A Bible
2. A framed photo
   A book of poetry

Books carries a red pillow with gold tassels. He tells Doc Hostetler that he stole it from a whore house.

1. William Hickok
   John Henry Holliday
2. Thomas Ketchum
   Crawford Goldsby

Books does not want to give his real name although Bond insists on it, so he says he is William Hickok, a U.S. Marshall from Abilene, Kansas. Bond later learns he has given the name of Wild Bill Hickok.

1. Cash
   Whiskey
2. Pot
   Ownership papers for Books' horse

Gillom asks where Moses has hidden the whiskey and finds it in a drawer. Then he proceeds to take a few swigs from the bottle, which his mother smells on his breath immediately.

1. Doc Hofsteter tells him.
   Marshall Thibido tells him.
2. He finds his name etched on his saddle.
   Books gets drunk and lets it slip.

While Gillom and Moses are getting Books' horse settled, they remove the saddle and find a surprise. Books' name is on the saddle, revealing his true identity.

1. Calls the newspaper
   Demands that he leave
2. Gives him free boarding
   Raises his boarding fee

Bond is irate when she learns that she has rented a room to the notorious gunman. She demands that he leave immediately before her other boarders find out, but he refuses to go, even offering to pay a higher fee for his room and board.

1. He tears up a little but tries to hide it.
   He gets angry.
2. He just shrugs and walks away.
   He laughs gleefully.

Marshall Thibido is no fan of Books. He drops the demand that he leave town after learning that Books does not have long to live, and even asks him to die faster. That's harsh.

1. He is a reporter who wants to write about him.
   He is Doc Hofsteter's assistant and comes to examine him.
2. He is a protege trained by Books years ago.
   He is the son of someone Books killed and comes for revenge.

Dobkins is a reporter for the Morning Appeal, the local newspaper. He hopes to write a series of stories about Books, but the gunman has no interest and literally kicks Dobkins off the porch.

1. A hymn sung at Bond's church
   A powerful painkiller
2. A book of poems from which Bond reads to Books
   Books' favorite whiskey

Doc Hofsteter gives Books a bottle of laudanum, a powerful painkiller containing opium. Ironically, Books is concerned about becoming addicted, but the doctor assures him that even this drug will not be enough to ease his pain as his disease progresses.

1. She modernized the monarchy.
   She was a prolific writer, keeping dozens of journals.
2. She never lost her dignity.
   She was a terrific dresser.

As he faces his own mortality, Books becomes fascinated by the newspaper story of Victoria's death. He admires the fact that she never lost her dignity, even in her final days, and implies that he would like to follow suit.

1. She is still a little afraid of him.
   She is allergic to horses.
2. She has too much work to do.
   She has only been widowed a year.

When Books asks Bond to go for a buggy ride with him, she refuses at first. When he presses her, she finally says that she has only been widowed for a year and people might talk, but in the end she agrees to go.

1. Cancer
   Stroke
2. Gunshot wound
   Hit by the trolley car

Bond tells Books that her husband died of an apparent stroke. He was young -- in his early 40s -- and his death was a blow to both her and Gillom.

1. The Golden Horseshoe
   Miss Kitty's
2. The Acme Saloon

The local watering hole has the unlikely name, The Acme Saloon. It has a bit of a history, including a few gunfights.

1. He kills both of them.
   He kills one and Gillom kills the other.
2. He holds them until the marshall arrives.
   He kills them but is wounded n the process.

Books might be on pain medication, but his instincts and reflexes are still sharp. When he spots two men about to enter his open window, he draws his gun and dispatches both of them, leaving his room a mess and causing Bond's other boarders to move out.

1. Gillom sells Books' horse to him.
   He owes Gillom back pay.
2. He wants to move into the family's boarding house.
   It's a bribe for getting him access to Books.

Knowing that Books is dying anyway, Gillom sells his horse to Moses for $100, hoping to offset some of the income his mother is losing when her other boarders move out. When he finds out, Books tells him he didn't get enough money for the horse.

1. Money
   Shooting lessons
2. A job
   To marry his mother.

As the two begin to bond, Gillom asks Books to give him shooting lessons. It turns out he doesn't need them, as he is already almost as accurate as Books.

1. An old adversary of Books
   Books' sister
2. Books' ex-girlfriend
   A barmaid at the local saloon

Serepta is an old girlfriend Books has not seen for a long time. He is happy when she visits because he says he really loved her.

1. To say goodbye to Books
   To ask Books for money
2. To get revenge
   To marry Books

Books is surprised and touched when Serepta says she wants to marry him. He is less thrilled when she reveals that she wants to cooperate with Dobkins on a sensational book told from the perspective of Books' grieving widow, and much of it would be stories Dobkins simply makes up. Books shows her the door.

1. The saloon
   Nature
2. The law
   The disappearing West

Books has no interest in attending church with Bond and Gillom. He says the mountains and solitude have always been his church.

1. He doesn't believe in God.
   He is Catholic.
2. He is past the point of being saved.
   He wants privacy.

Bond thinks Books might benefit from a talk with her minister, but he refuses. He tells her that death is a private matter and he is tired of people trying to interfere with his.

1. The undertaker
   Marshall Thibido
2. Dan Dobkins
   Doc Hofsteter

Books is finishing up at the barbershop when the undertaker comes in to talk with him. He offers Books a package of services, but Books instead asks the undertaker to pay him, realizing that the man is certain to profit from his death.

1. Sell locks of his hair
   Tell his story to the newspaper
2. Write a sensational book about him
   Offer haircuts like the one Books prefers

After books leaves his shop, the barber begins sweeping up his hair with the intention of selling it. Seeing an opportunity, he also sweeps up the hair from the previous customer. Who'll know the difference?

1. Find a good husband for Bond
   Invite three men to meet him
2. Follow in his footsteps
   Find his long-lost sister

Books asks Gillom to deliver messages to three men, asking them to meet him at a local bar on January 29, a week after his arrival in town. One is the brother of someone he killed, one is a local casino owner and marksman, and one is Gillom's horrible boss.

1. She overhears his conversation with Gillom.
   She sees him giving money to Moses.
2. He asks her to pray for him.
   He gets a haircut and has his suit dry-cleaned.

When Books asks her to brush his suit, she tells him about a new dry cleaning process and he agrees to do it. He also gets a haircut and a fresh shave, and he burns the newspaper he has been reading diligently. These actions make Bond realize that he has made a decision and is about to take matters into his own hands.

1. Books
   Gillom
2. Hostetler

The movie is narrated by Gillom, the son of Bond Rogers. The teenage boy befriends Books and is greatly influenced by him.

1. His horse
   His guns
2. His Bible
   His red pillow

Unbeknownst to Gillom, Books has bought his prized horse back from Moses and he gives him to the boy. Gillom is reluctant, but Books insists that he accept.

1. An expensive rifle
   A headstone
2. A newspaper
   A coffin

On January 29, Books receives an unusual delivery. It is a headstone he has ordered. The engraving includes his name, the date of his birth, and the year of his death but not the exact date.

1. It's his birthday.
   It's the date he made his first kill.
2. It's the date he made his last kill.
   It's his wedding anniversary with his late wife.

Books reveals that January 29 is his birthday and he orders a glass of the bartender's finest whiskey to celebrate. He's turning 58.

1. His prized saddle
   A Bible given to him by Bond
2. His red pillow
   The newspaper he's been reading

Books leaves Bond's house with his guns tucked away and his red pillow in hand. When he gets off at his stop, he gives it to the driver of the trolley to help make his job a little more comfortable.

1. In the street
   At the Metropole Saloon
2. At the courthouse
   In front of Bond's house

Books has invited three men to meet him at the Metropole, a local saloon and casino. It is owned by Jack Pulford, one of the men he has summoned.

1. Books
   Bond
2. Marshall Thibido
   Gillom

After Books kills the other three men, Gillom sees the bartender preparing to shoot him. He shouts a warning to Books, but it is too late. The bartender shoots Books in the back.

1. Tosses away his gun
   Tries to save Books
2. Runs to get the marshall
   Cries over Books' body

After killing the bartender who shot Books, Gillom looks at his pistol with disgust and tosses it away. Books gives him an approving look before he dies, then Gillom covers him with a jacket and leaves.